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Why buildings fall down : how structures fail. Book

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York W. W. Norton & Co. 1994Description: 334pISBN:
  • 039331152X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 690.25 LEV
Contents:
Contents PREFACE 9 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 11 INTRODUCTION 13 1. The First Structural Failure 17 2. Miracle on Thirty-fourth Street 25 3. Will the Pantheon Stand Up Forever? 31 4. For Lack of Redundancy 55 5. Big Bangs 76 6. The Day the Earth Shook 90 7. Galloping Gertie 109 8. When Metals Tire 121 9. Thruways to Eternity 134 8 CONTENTS 10. The Weaknesses of Mother Earth 149 11. Valley of Tears 161 12. The House of Cards 173 13. Structural Dermatology 183 14. Old-Age Death 207 15. The Worst Structural Disaster in the United States 221 16. The Politics of Destruction 231 17. The Structure of the Law 242 18. Terror from the Sky 257 19. Conclusion: Can We Prevent Future Failures? 269 APPENDICES A. Loads 281 B. Stress and Strain 289 C. Structural Materials 292 D. Structural Systems 295 INDEX 327
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Book CEPT Library Faculty of Technology 690.25 LEV Available 025168
Book CEPT Library Sch. of Architecture Faculty of Architecture 690.25 LEV Available Status:Accessioned;Bill No:11441 A12975
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Contents
PREFACE 9
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 11
INTRODUCTION 13
1. The First Structural Failure 17
2. Miracle on Thirty-fourth Street 25
3. Will the Pantheon Stand Up Forever? 31
4. For Lack of Redundancy 55
5. Big Bangs 76
6. The Day the Earth Shook 90
7. Galloping Gertie 109
8. When Metals Tire 121
9. Thruways to Eternity 134
8 CONTENTS
10. The Weaknesses of Mother Earth 149
11. Valley of Tears 161
12. The House of Cards 173
13. Structural Dermatology 183
14. Old-Age Death 207
15. The Worst Structural Disaster in
the United States 221
16. The Politics of Destruction 231
17. The Structure of the Law 242
18. Terror from the Sky 257
19. Conclusion: Can We Prevent Future Failures? 269
APPENDICES
A. Loads 281
B. Stress and Strain 289
C. Structural Materials 292
D. Structural Systems 295
INDEX 327

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